Toxic substances can be harmful or fatal if ingested, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin. Infectious substances.
This can include biological samples, medical waste, and even certain types of food products.
Sub-Divisions
 | Division 6.1: Toxic substances |
 | Division 6.2: Infectious substances |
Reason for Regulation
Materials that are known or suspected to contain pathogens that can cause disease in humans or animals.
Commonly Transported Toxic Substances; Infectious Substances
- Medical/Biomedical waste
- Clinical waste
- Biological cultures / samples / specimens
- Medical cultures / samples / specimens
- Tear gas substances
- Motor fuel anti-knock mixture
- Dyes
- Carbamate pesticides
- Alkaloids
- Allyls
- Acids
- Arsenates
- Arsenites
- Cyanides
- Thiols/mercaptans
- Cresols
- Barium compounds
- Arsenics / arsenic compounds
- Beryllium/ beryllium compounds
- Lead compounds
- Mercury compounds
- Nicotine / nicotine compounds
- Selenium compounds
- Antimony
- Ammonium metavanadate
- Adiponitrile
- Chloroform
- Dichloromethane
- Hexachlorophene
- Phenol
- Resorcinol